query

n : an instance of questioning; "there was a question about my

training"; "we made inquiries of all those who were

present" [syn: {question}, {inquiry}, {enquiry}] [ant: {answer}]

v : pose a question [syn: {question}]

query

1. A user's (or {agent}'s)

request for information, generally as a formal request to a

{database} or {search engine}.

{SQL} is the most common {database query language}.

2. {question mark}.

(1997-04-09)